Glove-fastener



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W. S. RICHARDSON.

GLOVE FASTENER.

Patented Feb. 7,1882.

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WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

GLOVE-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,228, dated February'7, 1882.

Application filed December 7, 1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM S. RICHARD- SON, ofNewton, in the countyofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fastening Devices forGloves and other Articles, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification, in explaining its nature, in which-Figure l is aperspective view of a part of a glove having my fastening.Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the device when locked. Fig. 3 is a planview of two members of the fastening separated and inverted. Figs. 4 and5 represent modifications in construction.

This invention consists in a fastening device of two members, one ofwhich is a spring catch or clasp of novel construction, adapted to besecured to the article with or upon which the fastening is used in anydesirable way, and the other of which is a latch or tongue, which alsois secured in place upon the material in any desirable manner, and whichco-operates with the catch or clasp in fastening together the parts orpieces of material to which they are respectively united. The catch orclasp is formed from wire or metal rod or is struck up from flat metal,and its essential element is the spring-jaw a, which is made by bending,curving, or striking up the metal wire or blank to form two sections orparts, a a each of which has the curved yielding side (L The jaw isbetween these yielding sides, and it will be noticed that the entrancethereto between the upper'parts and the rounded sides a is wide orflaring, and that it then narrows upon the approach of the two sides toeach other, and

again widens as the sides recede from each' other, the narrow portion orneck of the jaw being adapted to be spread apart or bent to receive thetongue or bar of the other member of the fastening device, ashereinafter described. When the jaw is made from one piece of metal theshape illustrated is a very good. one to use,

. and the parts a a are then united by the section or bar a, whileextensions or arms a at, extending backward from the lower part of thesides 01 are utilized as a means by which the jaw is fastened to thematerial by a rivet, eyelet, or other fastening device, to which theends of the arms are soldered or otherwise secured, and act as springsfor assisting in maintaining the sides a of thejaw in position; or, inother words, the catch or clasp, when thus made, will have two springsfor operating each section of thejaw, one of which arises from the shapeof each of the two sections a a and the manner of connecting them by thecross piece or bar, and the other of which arisesfrom the long armswhich are used in securing the jaw or two sections, a a, to the rivet,eyelet, or other device for fastening the member to the material. Inlieu of fastening these ends to the material by an independent fasteningdevice, the ends may be made sufficiently long to be bent downwardly toform fastening prongs, which, in the act offastening, are insertedthrough the material and clinched upon the other side thereof. iVhenfastened to the material, whatever the construction may be, th'ejawportion of the catch or clasp must extend outwardly or upwardly from itsuppersurface, and also be somewhat inclined, so that its lower portionshall be in advance ot'its upper part, as represented in the drawings,and form a lock, and the sides of thejaw must be adapted to open andreturn to their original position automatically.

The essential elements of the latch or tongue are the bar b and itscross-piece b at its end. This cross piece in the drawings is shown inone piece with the cap b Of course these may be formed in any desirableway, and may be united to the material in any suitable manner. Inthe'drawingsI have represented two ways, one of which consists instriking up the cap from sheet metal to form the cavity b then bendingthe tongue across the cavityand uniting the tongue and cap to thematerial by pron gs I). The other manner of fastening is by clampingthematerial between the extension b and tongue by bending the extensionabout the tongue, substantially as shown in Fig. 4;. What-GVBPCOIlStI'UClJlOH is used and whatever manner of fastening the tongueand cross-bar'with or without the cap is employed, it should be sosecured in a position as to be pressed inward between the yielding sidesof the catch or clasp in fastening the parts and material together.

Thejaw bar or tongue must be so proportioned that the bar or tongue canbe pressed easily between the narrow parts of the jaw into the enlargedspace below and the yieldingsides of thejaw return over the same,thereby locking itsecurely in place; and the cross-piece d preyents thetwo members of the fastening from being drawn apart. It will be observedthat the bar and the jaw are so shaped in relation to each other thatthe bar rides down the inclined face of thejaw to the angle, and thegreater the pulling apart strain on a straight line the more securelythe two members are locked together.

If desired, the cross piece 11 may have on either side of the bar ashort projection, which may slip or hook into the eyes of sections a a.as an additional fastening element.

Any ornamental cap, escutcheon, metallic piece, or figure may be usedfor fastening the two members to the material.

The fastening is adapted for gloves, boots and shoes, gaiters, corsets,and all articles of wearing-apparel, and for any use in which it isdesired to fasten together two parts or pieces of material.

In use the tongue or bar is brought in position over thejaw, and is thenpressed downwardly until it has passed beyond the neck ofthe jaw whichopensto allow it to pass and springs back over it to hold its-from beingremoved by an upward movement from the material. The cross piece or barprevents the two parts of the fastening from being separated by adrawingapart movement.

To unfasten the two members of the device it is simply necessary topress their ends inwardly. This will cause the tongue to find a fulcrumon the bar a, and by continued pressure the crossbar is forced inwardand the tongue upward through the neck until released.

The advantages of the construction are simplicity, cheapness ofmaterial, and efficiency in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In a fastening device forgloves and other articles, the combination of the spring catch or clasp,consisting of the yielding sections a a eonnectingbar a and spring armsa a, with the tongue I) and its cross-bar I), the said catch and tonguebeing adapted to be fastened to the material and used substantially asspecified.

2. The spring catch or clasp, consisting of the yielding sections a aconnecting-bar a, and spring-arms a a", all substantially as described.

Executed at Boston, Massachusetts, this 4th day of December, 1881.

\VI LLI AM S. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

l. K. DRUMWAY, F. F. RAYMOND, 2d.

